Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 36

By Charlie Polston
Automotive Customer
Retention and
Profitability Consultant,
BG Products, Inc.

// Fixed Operations

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt:

Growing Business
and Protecting the
Environment
"What is true
environmentalism?
The Obama administration told us you can't be
about jobs and growth
and protect the environment. I simply reject that!
We can do both,"
according to Scott Pruitt,
Administrator of the US
Environmental Protection
Agency.
"I think true environmentalism is really environmental stewardship.
We have been blessed
with wonderful, abundant

natural resources in this
country...and to whom
much is given, much is
required," Pruitt continued.
"We need to be about
managing the resources
God has given us. So, we
can do both-providing
jobs and growth while
being good environmental
stewards."
Last fall I had the privilege of sitting down with
Administrator Pruitt to discuss the EPA's impact on
the automotive industry

and to gain some insight
on what the future holds
concerning regulatory
mandates. The event,
"A Fireside Chat with
the EPA" was attended
by hundreds of professional automotive fixed
ops consultants from all
across North America and
around the world.
Obviously, the laws and
policies that come out of
Washington, D.C. affect
all Americans, but no
agency has more impact
on our industry than the

EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt (center), with Darin Greseth, President of BG Products,
Inc. (left), and Charlie Polston. (October 23, 2017 in Nashville, TN)
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EPA. From regulatory
bans on lead in gasoline
to emission mandates
to compliance demands
as a result of the Clean
Air Act, the EPA has had
a profound impact on
automobiles.
On the topic of regulation, Pruitt said "One of
the greatest issues for
businessmen regarding
energy and the environment is regulatory uncertainty-is a businessman
supposed to follow the
regulation (created by a
federal agency) or the
statute (created by Congress)?"
"The previous EPA
created regulations that
were not tethered to any
statutes. Capital will not
be put at risk by businesspeople if there is
regulatory uncertainty."
The Administrator on
many occasions has
said that the purpose of
a regulation is to "make
things regular." In other
words, regulations should
bring clarity, not confusion. If there was ever
an industry that needed
consistency, clarity, and
certainty, it's the automotive industry.
Therefore, I asked him
about Corporate Average
Fuel Economy standards,
which are actually set by
the National Transportation Safety Board with
input from the EPA. The
CAFE standard for 2025
is a whopping 54.5 mpg.
For our industry to attain



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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Digital Dealer - February 2018

Digital Dealer - February 2018
Contents
Letter from the Show Director
Seven Ways to Become More Coachable
Succession Vision Quest
Diseconomies of Scale: New Normal for Many Growing – Decentralized Groups
The Greatest Opportunity Comes at a Time of Shortage
A Blueprint to Sales Training
5 Ways to Power- Up Your Advertising Effectiveness!
Digital Dealer 24 Conference & Expo Featured Speakers
Pay Plan? I Donno It - I Just Get a Check Dude
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt: Growing Business and Protecting the Environment
5 Reasons Car Dealers Should Be Concerned with Fraud
10 Reasons Every Dealership Needs a Written Content Strategy
3 Key Metrics for New Car Success in 2018
What the Hospitality Industry Can Teach Us About Dealerships of the Future
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - CT1
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - CT2
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - Digital Dealer - February 2018
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - Cover2
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 1
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - Contents
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 3
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - Letter from the Show Director
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 5
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - Seven Ways to Become More Coachable
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 7
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - Succession Vision Quest
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 9
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 10
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - Diseconomies of Scale: New Normal for Many Growing – Decentralized Groups
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 12
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 13
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - The Greatest Opportunity Comes at a Time of Shortage
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 15
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 16
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 17
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - A Blueprint to Sales Training
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 19
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 20
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 21
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 5 Ways to Power- Up Your Advertising Effectiveness!
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 23
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - Digital Dealer 24 Conference & Expo Featured Speakers
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 25
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 26
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 27
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 28
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Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 33
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - Pay Plan? I Donno It - I Just Get a Check Dude
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 35
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt: Growing Business and Protecting the Environment
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 37
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 5 Reasons Car Dealers Should Be Concerned with Fraud
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 39
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 40
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 41
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 10 Reasons Every Dealership Needs a Written Content Strategy
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 43
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 3 Key Metrics for New Car Success in 2018
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 45
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - What the Hospitality Industry Can Teach Us About Dealerships of the Future
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 47
Digital Dealer - February 2018 - 48
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